Dear sir: On June 2, 2002, Ignace will be celebrating the centennial of Mary Berglund’s birth. Mary died on June 22, 1995 but her legacy lives on in Ignace’s Mary Berglund Community Health Centre. Mary was a registered nurse, but her duties were far beyond that of a nurse. In […]
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Dear sir: A report commissioned by the federal government underscores the Ontario government’s call for dependable security and the free-flow of goods between the Canada-U.S. border. This is vital to the future of trade between our two countries. The study, “The Canada-U.S. Border: An Automotive Case Study,” focuses on the […]
Witchcraft was never proved! Yet, after the town lost four of its six hotels, and three of them right to the ground, following a year-long rampage by hordes of wild womanhood, our taxpayers were left wondering. Then the papermill erased our embarrassment while swallowing the south side of our business […]
It’s been three days since our Canadian men’s hockey team ended the infamous 50-year drought and finally brought home an Olympic gold medal again. It was a great event and I can honestly say I had—and still get—goosebumps when the Canadian faithful at the E-Center sang “O Canada” during the […]
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Emo’s first-ever walleye tournament coming up May 30-June 1 on the magnificent Rainy River is getting a lot of attention of late—even if the event is still three months away. I’m told a few spots remain open. If you’re interested, call Colleen (482-2171) or Dale (482-3093). They both also said […]
Our television set is always tuned to the weather channel. We check the weather with our first cup of coffee in the morning and before we go to bed, and sometimes in between. We’re glued to the weather channel when the spring storms threaten, checking the progress of a tornado […]
Ron Graham passed away suddenly on February 18, 2002 at Rainycrest, Fort Frances after a lengthy illness. Ron was born in Edam, Saskatchewan on January 29, 1931 to Helen and Ernest Graham. As a boy, Ron and his family moved to Barrie, Ontario. There, Ron eventually met and married his […]
Rudy Derhak passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002 in New Westminster B.C., where he was residing with his daughter and son-in-law. Born in Ethelbert Man., Rudy grew up in Fort Frances, Ont. and had resided in Thunder Bay, Ont. for the past 30 years. He was a member of […]
John Yuill, of Red Rock, Ont., who was born Sept. 14, 1926 in Emo, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002 at the Ottawa Heart Institute. He was predeceased by his parents, George and Annie; and one brother, Alex. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Alphild; five […]
When three new banks descended on this town within the same week and we could savour our own “gold rush,” everyone here realized we had somehow or other struck it rich! Else, why this financial flurry, or what’s going on here anyway? By then, of course, everyone was starting to […]
